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Title: A sort of sad adventure story ...............
Post by: Terrence Durrill on February 02, 2019, 12:29:53 PM

                      She was cool once upon a time ....................     y1    And now on to the story..........    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0c80FJrj3w
               

Title: Re: A sort of sad adventure story ...............
Post by: john e. holliday on February 02, 2019, 01:01:23 PM

I have seen this video before and posted my comments back then.   I do hope they took time to put the poor ringmaster back together and used some of what I posted.    D>K

Title: Re: A sort of sad adventure story ...............
Post by: mike londke on February 02, 2019, 06:37:04 PM

Scary how they were starting that thing.

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Post by: Gary Dowler on February 03, 2019, 12:04:28 AM

Well, that was a debacle......  wow. I wasn't able to time it, but that looked like 4 second laps

Gary

Title: Re: A sort of sad adventure story ...............
Post by: Mike Griffin on February 03, 2019, 11:34:31 PM

I do not know anyone involved in this video but the second gentleman who fell down should have had someone out there with him.  With each lap you could see the impending disaster.   Just watching the video I kept wanting to run out and take the handle for him. 

Just glad no one was hurt.

Mike

Title: Re: A sort of sad adventure story ...............
Post by: wwwarbird on February 04, 2019, 07:48:43 PM

 That whole thing was painful to watch.

Title: Re: A sort of sad adventure story ...............
Post by: GallopingGhostler on February 04, 2019, 09:13:24 PM

Quote from: Gary Dowler on February 03, 2019, 12:04:28 AM

Well, that was a debacle......  wow. I wasn't able to time it, but that looked like 4 second laps

I skipped to the end where it was launched and flying. Started as 4 second laps, then engine went lean, plane sped up to less than 3 second laps. That is when the pilot lost it. Had it maintained the 4 seconds or better yet was able to hold closer to 5 seconds through the flight, he would have probably managed the whole flight without problems. Plane looks repairable though.

Title: Re: A sort of sad adventure story ...............
Post by: YakNine on February 11, 2019, 01:16:54 PM

I cringed every time they beat on that engine with the starter I don't own a starter but I have that same engine and it primes real easy and is always a 2 or 3 flip starter . TJ

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Post by: Jared Hays on February 11, 2019, 11:56:26 PM

good grief...

Title: Re: A sort of sad adventure story ...............
Post by: WR Crane aka MrClean on February 12, 2019, 07:21:44 AM

Dude, handle was in the wrong hand.  Could have saved it.  Hey Terrance, sup.

Title: Re: A sort of sad adventure story ...............
Post by: Ken Culbertson on February 12, 2019, 02:39:31 PM

Quote from: Ty Marcucci on February 02, 2019, 10:38:05 PM

It's easy if you know what to do. They seem to have forgotten how, and made it difficult.. H^^

There is a reason that God invented the lazy 8.  You never know when "Sh**" is going to happen and knowing how to sit down and finish out the tank is worth practicing it once or twice.   As kids, we used to do whole flights sitting on our butts, even laying down. It is actually sort of fun. 

Ken